Wind-shield.



N. E. BAIRD.

WIND SHiELD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22. 1915.

Pawnted Dec. 3 8, 191 7.

ATTORNEY.

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To all whom it may comm.-

.Be it known that 1,,Npnpm E.. Bantam citizen of the -UnitedSta-tes,.} residing: at Anness, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in; .YilinclgShield-S, of which the following is" a specificationg; f

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in -win 1-shieldslsand more; particularly to a wind shield for vulcanizers The primary object of the invention is the provision of a wind shield which is simple and inexpensive in construction and which is particularly adapted for use with vulcanizers of the portable type which are used for vulcanizing automobile tires and the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a wind shield which is 001- lapsible whereby it may be stored and carried in a small space.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means for carrying off the smoke which occurs during the vuleanizing process. 1

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more clearly understood from the following description and drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation,

F ig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the shield,

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the shield when in collapsed form, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

My shield comprises a box-shaped structure composed of a plurality of sections hingedly connected together and a chimney extending through the top thereof for carrying otl the smoke. In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the sides, 2 the ends, and 3 the top. Each of the sides, ends and top are bound on all edges by the U-shaped metal strips 4 and said strips have portions struck therefrom to form hinges 5. The ends are hingedly connected to the sides and the cover is hingedly connected at the top edge of one of the sides. A central opening is formed in the top 3 and is bound by the U-shaped metal strip indicated at 6. Each of the ends is provided with a semicircular cub-out portion indicated at 7, the

purposescribed};

9 the purpose of,- whic-lrwill be presently defunnel shapedindicated I 1 scribed. The npper tend ofathe. chimney S extends through the centrahopening in the top.-as. 1s more clearlyzshown;inFigs. l and .Zoftherdrawings.

The sides, ends and top are preferably formed of asbestos, but I wish it clearly understood that any other suitable fire-proof material might equally as well be used.

Having fully described the detailedconstruction, it is thought that the advantages and mode of use will be understood. My wind shield is particularly adapted for vulcanizers of the portable type which are used for vulcanizing automobile tires. Very often blow-outs 'occur while on the road I chimney S is placed over the vulcanizer and the tire which is lying fiat will extend through the openings 7 formed in the ends of the shield. The openings 9 in thebottom of the chimney 8 allow for a draft or ventilation andthe smoke which occurs during the vulcanizing will pass out through the chimney. \Vhen the shield is not in use the chimney is removed and the shield is collapsed in the form shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The sections being hingedly connected toge her can easily be folded and as shown .in Fig. 3 of the drawings one end and one side fold over upon the opposite end and side. The cover 3 is folded back over one of the sides, as is clearly shown. It will thus be seen that I have provided a wind shield which may be collapsed and carried in a small space and which may be easily raised into position when it is desired to vulcanize.

I Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let "ters Patent is:

1. A. collapsible wind shield, comprising cover nngec I? sides,

provided with a central opening,iand having a circular reinforcing ring provided With flanges adapted to engage the flexiblema terial at the marginal edges of said opening, a funnel-shaped chimney to be received through said ring, said chimney provided near its lower edge with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings, said chimney tapered so as to snugly engage the circular ring in the cover and its lower edge extending to the plane of the lower edges of said side and end walls.

2. A Wind shield for portable vnlcanizers comprising a collapsible body portion having its bottom open and its ends provided and end walls hingedly connected, a at the bottom with openings to receive poreo'fifieaeirte one side and -tiensefthe tube to be vulcanized, and a top secured to the body portion and provided withan opening; and a chimney extending through and beyond the opening in the top andhaving its lower portion disposed near the bottom of the body. portion and pro vided with air inlet openings in thc'lo'wer portion of the chi-Inney said lower portion being adapted to receive a portion of the vnlcanizer.

In testimony NELLIE E. BAIRD' Witnessesi 7 (1 B. THoMrsoN,

. NORTH.

ivhereof I affix ny signa- V ture in presence of two witnesses.

fiopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 011 Patents,

7 Washington, D. G. 

